Orange Cranberry Scones

Submitted by Litl Irish Angel

"This is an adaptation of a recipe I received from a cookbook. My hubby and I have been removing refined sugar from our diet so I made several changes to this recipe. These are delicious and have a wonderful flavor and texture."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 cups whole wheat pastry flour
• 1 1⁄4 cups , all purpose or 1 1/4 cups bread flour
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons of grated orange peel
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 cup butter, cut into pieces
• 1 cup dried cranberries, soaked in boiling orange juice for 5 minutes, drained, and patted dry
• 1⁄2 cup Greek yogurt
• 1 egg
• 1⁄3 cup honey
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 cup cinnamon sugar, topping (optional)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375*.
2. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and orange peel in a bowl; mix well.
3. Add cut up pieces of butter and mix until mixture resembles coarse meal.
4. Add cranberries, sour cream, honey, egg, and vanilla extract. Mix to a soft dough.
5. Remove dough onto lightly floured surface and kneed 8-10 times. It wont take much.
6. Use a rolling pine (I used my hands to press down) and roll dough out to 8" square. Cut into 4 squares and cut the squares into triangles.
7. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar topping if desired. (I preferred without the topping but rather served with a side of homemade whipped cream).
8. Place in oven for 15-20 minutes or till golden brown.